Course Title: Work with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4423 Certificate IV in Mental Health

Course Title: Work with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HWSS8154C

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term1 2023,
Term2 2023

Course Contact: Jennifer Furby

Course Contact Phone: +61399258310

Course Contact Email: jennifer.furby@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to work with people who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless, including people experiencing domestic and family violence.

This unit applies to individuals who work in a range of community services and health roles.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None 



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCSOH013 Work with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness

Elements:

1. Address issues associated with people who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless.

2. Support and advocate for people who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless.

Learning Outcomes

This course is structured to provide students with the optimum learning experience in order to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to effectively in the above elements.  


Overview of Assessment

There are four individual assessment tasks consisting of an online quiz and role plays. 

In order to achieve competency in this unit, you must be marked as satisfactory for each assessment task.

Students are allowed two submissions per assessment.  Any further resubmissions is at the discretion of the teacher and coordinator.

Assessment tasks include:   

Task 1: Role play 1    

Task 2: Role play 2

Task 3: Role play 3 

Task 4: Online quiz